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Andrea Berg
How much suffering can a mother's heart endure? In the bedroom above the bed hangs a poster by Andrea Berg (43). Huge, in the golden frame. The look of the singer is thoughtful. Kerstin Dobberstein (45) means this poster a lot. She is Andrea Berg's biggest fan, her songs give her strength. Especially in this difficult time.
Because Kerstin Dobberstein is what happened, which should happen to any mother: By misfortune she lost her son Sebastian († 20). Now she asks Andrea Berg for help and comfort. Can the popular singer close her eyes to this fate?
Review: A small town near Cloppenburg. It is the evening of May 1, 2009. Sebastian is invited to barbecue with friends. At some point the boy makes his way home. It is only a few kilometers. But instead of biking home on a street as usual, Sebastian runs home on the tracks. And although he knows that the last train has not yet driven. "Then he got caught by the 23 o'clock train, " says Kerstin in a tear-struck voice. "From the back. It must have gone very fast. That's how Sebastian was killed by the train. "
Since then, the pain and grief are part of Kerstin Dobberstein's life: "In the evening and at night it is especially bad. Here are the questions. Why Sebastian? Why so young? How could that happen? It really haunts me, but I'll never get an answer ...! "
Sebastian is missing in the house of Dobbersteins. Every day, every minute. Also his four brothers and step dad Erwin (51). "He was such a happy boy, remembers Kerstin. "Everyone liked him. He touched many people! "
If you lose your loved one in your life, there is no real comfort. The heart cries, the soul suffers - and only time can relieve the pain a little. Kerstin Dobberstein knows that. And yet she hopes for Andrea Berg. That the singer can make her life a little more bearable again. It is the hope of a desperate woman.
"In this difficult time their music comforts me. I feel understood by her. I would really like to meet Andrea. I wish she would listen to my story. "
But Kerstin Dobberstein wants more. She does not just want to talk, "Maybe she can give me some of her life's courage. She herself has experienced so many strokes of fate. And they all survived. I wish I was as strong as she was! "
The mourning mother believes, "Andrea would be able to make me happy again for five minutes. That would be my big dream. Forget about the pain for five minutes ...! "
Finding words that comfort you is not something for everyone. But Andrea Berg has this great gift. Thanks to her work in the Krefeld hospice (we reported), she knows how to comfort even in the darkest hours and conjure a sunbeam ...
